Strategic partnerships provide essential resources for seniors
By
Stephen Proctor
Oct 11, 2013
Senior care providers dedicated to meeting the needs of this population must adjust to assure easy access to needed resources and services. One approach is the development of partnerships between senior...
Trail banter, long-term care style
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 02, 2022
For lots of good reasons, a long-term care facility hallway should not be the same as a hiking trail. Protruding rocks and exposed tree roots would create a fall hazard, and make med cart navigation...
Under pressure with pressure injuries
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jan 24, 2019
Before you invest in the most expensive cushions and mattresses available for those at risk, find a provider that can help you with pressure mapping and find out exactly what you’re getting and maximize...
What is your plan to catch Bigfoot?
By
Neil Hefta
May 04, 2018
The shrinking workforce has created a “Bigfoot Phenomenon” in the recruitment process of top directors of nursing in the long-term care industry.
Human-computer interaction
By
Adam Saalman
Jul 13, 2022
In my last post, I mentioned having worked on both sides of the fence as a full-time employee with a single organization and as a consultant where I went between many different client sites to implement...
Don’t look left: Finding long-term care lessons in traffic
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 24, 2022
If you’ve read many of my McKnight’s columns over the years, you know I love to draw long-term care lessons from traffic experiences.
The devilish details of vaccine distribution
By
Tina Sadarangani, Ph.D., R.N.
Daniel David, Ph.D., R.N
Jasmine Travers, Ph.D., R.N.,
Dec 17, 2020
The development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine has always been a matter of “when” not “if.” Significant advances in vaccine development, a coordinated global response...
Compliments matter. Try one.
By
Herb Hildebrandt, Ph.D, Hl.D.
Sep 16, 2019
Having walked for over 50 years through many turnstiles of life, many under the rubric of senior living, I consistently return to one conclusion: a sincere, unpretentious compliment to a resident of such...
How we celebrated Pride Month
By
Moshe Pretter
Jul 10, 2019
We are ideally positioned to offer our premier care center as a safe haven for all of our guest, including those in the LGBTQA community.
Aging in place requires the entire healthcare continuum
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Jan 09, 2019
As our nation ages and healthcare dollars are stretched, quality lower-cost settings will be crucial to get Medicare beneficiaries home stronger and keep Medicaid recipients healthier.